2024 Best Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in Maryland

a doctor's degree in public health is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #32 out of 306 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Maryland to determine which ones were the best for public health students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 59 doctor's degrees in public health during the 2020-2021 academic year.

Jump to one of the following sections: * Our Methodology

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of doctorate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their doctor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on public health students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of public health students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for public health to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized public health related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for public health students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in Maryland list, to help you choose the best school for you.

 

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Public Health in Maryland

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in public health.

Top Maryland Schools for a Doctorate in Public Health

1

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

39 Annual Graduates

$77,382 Median Starting Salary

It is hard to beat Johns Hopkins University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in public health. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Baltimore.

Soon after graduating, public health doctorate recipients usually earn around $77,382 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a doctorate in public health from Johns Hopkins University

2

University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, MD

10 Annual Graduates

University of Maryland - College Park is a wonderful choice for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in public health. UMCP is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of College Park.More information about a doctorate in public health from University of Maryland - College Park

3

Morgan State University
Baltimore, MD

10 Annual Graduates

Morgan State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in public health. Morgan State is a moderately-sized public university located in the large city of Baltimore.More information about a doctorate in public health from Morgan State University

Best Public Health Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	176	33
New York	174	40
New Jersey	115	7
District of Columbia	81	8

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Public Health Related Rankings by Major

One of 34 majors within the Health Professions area of study, Public Health has other similar majors worth exploring.

Public Health Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Public Health	23
Other Public Health	12
Maternal and Child Health	11
Environmental Health	7
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	3
Health Services Administration	3

Most Popular Majors Related to Public Health

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Medicine	270
Nursing	248
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	232
Dentistry	125
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	96
Communication Sciences	25
Health & Medical Administrative Services	19
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	17
Mental & Social Health Services	14
Alternative Medicine & Systems	11

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Article 25 Flickr. More about our data sources and methodologies.